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====Voice==== | ====Voice==== | ||
Indicated by prefixes attached to the verb stem (after person prefixes). | Indicated by prefixes attached to the verb stem (after person prefixes). Unlike person prefixes, these do cause the initial consonant to lenite. | ||
*Passive: ''-la-'' | *Passive: ''-la-'' e.g. ''laǥaɓɓa'' "is thrown" | ||
**Indicates that the action is performed on the subject. The patient takes the nominative and the agent takes the instrumental. | **Indicates that the action is performed on the subject. The patient takes the nominative and the agent takes the instrumental. | ||
*Reflexive: ''-sa-'' | *Reflexive: ''-sa-'' e.g. ''saǥaɓɓa'' "throws oneself" | ||
**Indicates that the subject performs an action on themselves. | **Indicates that the subject performs an action on themselves. | ||
*Middle: ''-ma-'' | *Middle: ''-ma-'' e.g. ''maǥaɓɓa'' "gets thrown" | ||
**Indicates that an action affects the subject, without indicating the cause of the change. | **Indicates that an action affects the subject, without indicating the cause of the change. | ||